The United Nations’ 2001 World Conference Against Racism official report declares (on page 10) that (bold my emphasis):
13. We acknowledge that slavery and the slave trade, including the transatlantic slave trade, were appalling tragedies in the history of humanity not only because of their abhorrent barbarism but also in terms of their magnitude, organized nature [...]
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